New engine on 2014 Sprinters?
Looks like the 2014 Sprinters shipping next month will have more than one engine choice. The V6 will still be shipping, but M-B will also have a 2.1 I-4 with a seven speed auto transmission to help w...
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I am expecting the Transits by about this time next year, realistically. This is a major production line retool, (as opposed to Dodge pretty much using the same plans and tooling they use for the Ducatos that are sold in Mexico.)
As for the Transit, I do agree on that (unibody vans), but I don't think Ford will yank authorized dealer status if a company starts offering a 4x4 upfit, as M-B will do if someone does that with a Sprinter.
I still wonder what Ford is going to do with the EB V6. If I take the EB from the F-150, and compare it, horsepower-wise, it is pretty near the V-10's output. However, it does need a bump in torque to be in the same ballgame.
These next two years are going to be a very interesting year for the RV industry, because every single motorhome maker that uses the Sprinters and E350/E450 chassis models is going to have to go back to the drawing board and start retooling for the 2014 Sprinter and the Transit. It will be a pain, but the result will be more fuel-friendly motorhomes. This is the biggest change the industry has seen since slide-outs became the rage in the early 1990s.
As for the Transit, I do agree on that (unibody vans), but I don't think Ford will yank authorized dealer status if a company starts offering a 4x4 upfit, as M-B will do if someone does that with a Sprinter.
I still wonder what Ford is going to do with the EB V6. If I take the EB from the F-150, and compare it, horsepower-wise, it is pretty near the V-10's output. However, it does need a bump in torque to be in the same ballgame.
These next two years are going to be a very interesting year for the RV industry, because every single motorhome maker that uses the Sprinters and E350/E450 chassis models is going to have to go back to the drawing board and start retooling for the 2014 Sprinter and the Transit. It will be a pain, but the result will be more fuel-friendly motorhomes. This is the biggest change the industry has seen since slide-outs became the rage in the early 1990s.
